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Friday, 11th September 2015
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a Museum Fun Day!
Thursday, 12th December 2013
Where: Lakes District Museum & Gallery, 49 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown.
When: Friday the 31st January, 8.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: $30 per child
Contact: [email protected] or phone 442 0317
Kids aged between 6 – 13 years old are invited to come spend a day at the Museum to help celebrate Chinese New Year! We will have themed activities to welcome in the year of the Horse!
| 8.30 - 9.30am | Free time, team building, and name games |
| 9.30 - 10.30am | Making masks to welcome in the Year of the Horse |
| 10.30 - 10.45am | Morning tea and free time |
| 10.45 - 12.00pm | Exploring the Chinese settlement and learning local Chinese settler history |
| 12.00 - 12.30pm | Lunch time and free time |
| 12.30 - 1.30pm | Playing traditional Chinese games |
| 1.30 - 2.30pm | Making shuttlecocks and playing traditional Chinese shuttlecock games |
| 2.30 - 3.30pm | Gold panning at the Arrow river |
| 3.30 - 4.30pm | Afternoon tea, watching the well renowned NZ film Illustrious Energy (based on the hardships of Chinese miners in NZ), and colouring in competition. |
See you there!